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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-07

All water rates due on term Guiding June 80
1887, must be paid at the Office of the Honolulu
Water Works before the 18th day of January
1887. All rates remaining unpaid January 10
1887 will be subject to additional 10 per cent
Parties paying rates will present their last re-
ceipt
CHAS. B. WILSON,
superintendent Honolulu Water Works.
Approved: /. AHOLO,
Minister of Interior.
Honolulu, December f. 1886.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-07
Tax collectors Notice.

The Tax Collector will commence collecting
taxes in tie district of Hlo, Island of Hawaii, at
the following places:
From Kamaee to Ookala, at the North Hilo
Court House, LaupahOehoe.
From Hakalau to Keakaha, at the Court House
in HIlo Town.
On sugar plantatio ms taxes will be collected at
the Office of each respective plantation. Notice
will be given beforehand to managers by the
Tax Collector, or by his order, what day he
should cali 10 collect taxes.
+. PAHIA,
Tax Collector of Hilo, Hawaii.
Hilo, December 1, 1886. dawtf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-07

Will be received at the Interior Office until II
O'Clock noon on TUESDAY, January IL, 1887, for
doing the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-07

A donation of 500 for the department
funds was received from Engine Com
pany No. 2 with thanks. Three bills
were ordered to be paid. A bill OF 81 so,
medical attendance on J. L. Rees, was
ordered to be paid.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
Channing's Words on Christ.

Others may love Christ for mysterious
attributes; love him for the rectitude of
his soul and his life love him for that
benevolence which went through Judea,
instructing the ignorant, healing the
sick, giving sight to the blind. l love
him for that universal charity which
comprehended the despised publican,
the hated Samaritan, the benighted
heather, and sought to bring a world to
God and to happiness. love him for
that gentle, mild forbearing spirit, which
no insult, outrage, injury could over
power; and which desired as earnestly
the repentance and happiness of its foes
as the happiness of it's friends. 1 love
him for the spirit of magnanimity, con-
stancy and fearless rectitude with which
amidst peril and opposition, he devoted
himself to the work which God gave him
to do. love himfor the wise and enlight.
ened zeal with which he espoused the
true, the spiritual interests of mankind,
and through which he lived and died to
redeem them from every sin, to frame
them after his own godlike virtue. l
love him have said, for his moral excel
lence; know nothing else to love. -
w. E. Chanting.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
HOLLY.
VIII.
A Benevolent Joke.

Boys are often fond of playing jokes.
Such may sometimes be done, but never
to any ones inconvenience. In one of our
colleges the Prof., who has made himself
very friendly with the students, was walk
ing out with an intelligent scholar, when
they saw an old man hoeing in a corn
field. He was advancing slowly with his
work toward the road, by the side of
which lay his shoes. As it was near SUM-
set, the student proposed to play the old
man joke. "I will hide his shoes; we
will conceal ourselves behind the bushes,
and see what he will do"
"No," said the professor, sit would not
be right. You have money enough; just
put dollar in the mans shoes, and see
what he will do"
The student agreed to the proposal,
and they concealed themselves accord
ingly.
When the laborer had finished his row
of corn he came out of the field to go
home. He put on one shoe, felt some
thing hard, took it off and found the dol
lar. He looked around him but saw no
one, and looked up gratefully toward
heaven. He then put on the other shoe
and found another dollar. He looked at
it and looked all around, but saw no one,
then knelt upon the ground and returned
thanks to God for the blessings that had
been conferred upon him. The listeners
learned from the prayer that the old mans
wife and one of his children were sick,
and that they were very poor; so that the
two dollars were a great relief sent to
them from heaven.
There" said the professor, chow much
better this is than 10 have hidden the old
mans shoes" Christian Advocate.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

The "prisoner of poverty" who is
robbed of more than life by the greed
of dresemaker will be robbed no long
er when Christmas means something to
those who wear the dresses. It is the
grand feature Of our time that the sense
of duty is coming to embrace within its
ken, not only those to whom we owe q
legal debt, but those from whom we buy
or to whom we sell, and men are coming
to understand that every one of us is in
a measure responsible for the well being
OF every other one, to the utmost limit OF
his influence. The crazy strikers who
stopped railroad, and thereby closed
factory, and thereby took the bread
from hungry children who starved, COM
mitted murder. TIE calculating employ
or who brought Hungarians to this coun-
try to work for low wages and then turn
ed them out of their cabins to freeze be-
cause they wanted better pay was guilty
OF the same crime.
Christmas means that property is a
trust. 1t is as much theft to use it self
ishly as to get it wrongtully. Power is
only the other name for responsibility;
he who can do good and does it not shall
have his reward. The charity that grinds
the faces of many in order to head sub
scription list, in the clear light of Christ
mas morning, is only bargaining with
the devil. The justice that obeys not
the law of love is of the sort that was
dispensed by Pilate.-Neao York Trib-
aL1le
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
III.
A Word About Christmas.

When what was designed to be pleas
ure becomes burden, it is time to stop
and examine it carefully, and see if it is the
thing itself which has grown to be such
a weight, or whe her it is simply an awk
ward manner of carrying it. Certainly
there must be something wrong in any
celebration of Christmas which results in
serious fatigue of mind and body. Dur
ing the first three months of the year,
nothing is more commonly given as
reason for i'll health than an overstrsin
during the holidays. "She got 50 worn
out at Christmas" or "She worked too
hard in finishing her Chrlstrass pre-
sents," or "Ehe week before Christmas
she was tired out with shopping" are ex-
cuses which appear as surely as January
and February come. The question must
occur some time to every one, whether
all this worry and wear of heart and hand
and brain are really worth while. Is
there not some better way of celebrating
this day of days than for women to wear
the mselves out in making or buying
pretty trihes for people who already have
more than they can find room for? Set
ting aside all effort of eyes and fingers,
the mental strain is intense. 1t is re-
markable fact that, although Christmas
has been kept on the 25th day Of Decem-
Der for more than one thousand years,
it's arrival seems as unexpected as il if
had been appointed by the President.
No one is ready for it. although last year
every one resolved to be so; and about
the middle of December there begins a
rush and hurry which is really more
wearing than a May moving. -Centurg.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
| V
GA Merry Christmas"


The familiar greeting Of the Holy Day
is proof of its significance Merrimsnt-
joy! Relief from toll, comfort In sorrow.
The sharing of Gods bounties by those
who have with those who want Chris
tian communism realizing the common
destiny of mankind, anticipating the
Golden Age pre6gured in the Song of
the Angels. What but that do the kindly
feelings signify which 7ercome the most
misery of men and subdue the most COM
bative on this blessed anniversary? What
else is the meaning of Christmas gifts?
What else of the bounteous tables, so
that there is none so poor that he cannot
find feast waiting for him somewhere?
What else the children's games under
the evergreen beneath the roof-tres in
our bleak northern hemisphere, which
the sun has forssken, or in the rosy bow
ers of the summer solstice south of the
equator? Christmas knows no climate in
it's joyous influences. They melt all mems
hearts, whether the surroundings are of
midsummer or of midwinter. They in
wade the hospital, the almshouse and the
prison. They nestle by the hearth. They
brood over the mart Of trade. They walk
in the streets. They hover in the syna
gogue and the temple as we'll as the
church, whether those who preside there
know or know not their divine presence.
The gladstone mission of Christ, the He
brew, was to all the world allke-"barba-
rian, Scythian, bond or free"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
V L.
Christmas That is to Be.
". e. Chdnn1ng.

It is fitting time to remember that
when Christmas came into the world,
might made right. The stalwart Roman
soldier in the painting "Christ before
Plate" who thrusts back the bowling
crowd with his weapon, and was equally
ready at the word of command to thrust
the same spear INTO the side Of Incarnste
Love, typifies what justice the world
then knew. The stronger made laws; the
weaker obeyed or we're crushed. In less
than nineteen centuries different world
has come into beng, and mankind now
knows that there are laws that even a
Bismarck cannot disregard. In business
and in industry, in social relations and
in the family, the sway OF something
mightier than might is known.
The employer can discharge whom he
pleases with reason or without, and yet
he cannot il he would prosper. The
worker can strike when he pleases, and
if strong enough can dictate terms, and
yet higher power than that Of any en-
ployer or any government Furnishes him
il he exerts too much. The worlds sense
of Justice is awake. II is beginning to
make short work Of the buying of bodies
and souls; short work, too, If the denial
of property with all its rights, to him
who has earned it.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
III.
A Criticism on Christmas Presents.

a Criticism on Christmas Presents.
The trouble is not with the Christmas
presents, but with the way you make
them. The finest things must be given
to the richest people, because anything
else will seem shabby, and because they
give handsome things themselves. There
is no affection about it. And the pre-
sents themselves, look at the heap Of
trash that gathers in our parlor Christ
mas week. Ornaments that keep me a
week putting up and buying fixtures for,
embroidered nonsense of all kinds, things
of no possible use nor comfort, to be
brushed up, or picked up, or nailed up for
the whole year, till they are faded or
broken. When 1 think of the money
that goes into them and the care and
bother that must go after them, feel, as
Kittie does, Christmas Is burden and
bore. 1t is too bad to have such beau
tiful custom spoiled. No, girls, don't
waste eyes and time making something
nobody wants just to give something.
Give to people because you love them,
and give them something they want. II
they have SO much that you must rack
your brains to find something they have
not got, for mercy's sake don't burden
them with anything more. Give food
and clothing to some perisning child in
their name and tell them of it. Do any
thing but take all the heart and blessed
ness out of the beautiful Christmas time.
Remember who gave himself, not to the
rich and full, but to the poor and perish
ing, and let us keep our Christmas com.
fort, not smother it under brio a brac
and embroidery."-M Blake, in Good
Housekeeping.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
BEES.

In Old New England, every year
brought it's annual "bees"-the spinning
bee, the apple bee, the husking bee. The
raising of building constituted bee.
The neighbors far and wide for simple
proximity did not limit neighborliness-
came together, and with sociG, good
cheer and mutual good will, the ponder
GUS oak frames were raised. If there
were fatherless little family in any
neighborhood, the kindly folk had a
planting bee in the spring, and har-
vesting bee in the autumn for their bene-
fit. The apple bee and the husking bee
were true merry-makings where the busy
workers after their task was done feast
ed on the good things furnished by their
hosts. Then came the games and dances
the pretty old dances like the Virginia
reel. To call these gatherings "bees"
was happy thought.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
BURNING OF RoYALroN, VT.

BURNING OF ROYALTON, VT.
Royalt n, vt, was in 1850, a thriving vii
lage of 300 inhabitants. In October, 1881,
an Indian raid was planned by the British.
Its object was to attack Newbury, Mass,
for the purpose of capturing there Lieu
tenant Whitcomb, an American officer,
who. in 1776, when on scouting expedi-
ton had shot General Gordon, British
officer, near Chambly. This act was
greatly resented by the British, who
hearing that Whitcomb was at Newbury
sent 300 Indians, under Lieutenant Hor-
ton to capture him. However, hearing
that the people of Newbury expected their
attack, and we're armed to resist them,
the marauders gave up their original
plan and went against Royalton. They
destroyed all the houses on the road
thither, burned the village itself, and
took number of prisoners. They were
bent on plumber rather than slaughter,
and therefore made no attempt at a gen.
eral massacre, or to prevent the escape OF
the majority of the inhabitants. The
white people who at fret fed in terror, then
rallied, organized themselves into band
and followed the Indians, who were now
retreatrng. Coming up with them, the
Indians sent word that if they were at
tackled they would tomshawk all their
prisoners, but if allowed to retreat in
safety they would set them all free.
While the whites were discussing what
course they should take, the Indians got
away. Hutchinsor's HISTORY of Vermont
says that of twenty-eight prisoners taken
on this raid two were tomahawked, one
died in captivity, and the others were all
liberated after they had passed over into
Canada. He mentions Belknap as one of
the royal prisoners. He does not speak
of any attack on Bethel at this time, but
mentions raid made some months pre-
vious, in August, 1871, when the Indians
carried off three captives from Barnard
and Que from Bethel, taking them to
Montreal. OF these he says that two of
the Barnard men escaped, but he does
not give the manner n their escape, nor
does he tell the fate of the others.-Inter-
Ocean.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
HOME LOVE AND SYMPATHY.

The years of childhood and boyhood
are, as it were a sort of prophetic recital
of the years of manhood. They consti-
tute the little stage on which, with puny
powers, we unconsciously rehearse the
scenes of after life. The boy has in him
the seeds of good and the seeds Of evil;
which will prove the stronger No one
can tell. BIT to a large extent, it de-
Ponds upon the effects of love and SYM
pathy at home The presence Of these
may call into life the best growth of the
soul. and the absence OF them may raise
up the noxious miasmas that poison the
whole human heart.-Smiles.
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on the floor and bending low with some

on the floor and bending low with some
sort of an object in his lap.
"What'n the world yer dom there,
Jim?" said the old man.
"It's Bert, sir. found him lynn
in hyar. He's bin bleedin', sir Suthin'
Their matter with him."
In an instant the old man pulled off
his coat, threw it carefully around the
boy, picked him up in his arms with all
the tenderness of nature that rarely
showed tenderness but never was lack
ing in it, and gave orders to Jim to
bride the best horse in the barn and ride
to town for doctor.
As he neared the house with his silent
burden he yelled back to Jim, who was
just straddling the 1.-the -limbed animal.
"Don't spare the boss, jim; ride him
for all he's wuthp.
Into the wide sitting room and then
into the bed room he carried the boy
and laid him down on the bed. The two
old people wasted no time in talking over
what had been the matter, but began
doing all that their humble, homely skill
prompted. 1t was plain that the boy
had been badly cut in several places and
he had been bleeding profusely. Some
thing at last seemed to rouse him from
the partial stupor into which he had fall
len and he said in such faint little
voice:
"I'm Giblets, sir, that's my name"
"What il it, honey?" said the old lady
bending down near him, "whst's the mat
ter with my little boy?"
Seems as il was Giblets, ma'am, and
I guess 1 don't know who I am, but I
saw Smithy with the knife-yes I must
be Giblets cause I was him when I
knew Smithy. can't just remember"
and the voice grew SO thin and far away.
"The old man and his wife were both
in tears. The old man spoke. =
"Say, Bert, my little Teller what's the
matter?"
"Bert? yes that's the name, Bert" and
the boy frightened up "Bert's my NAME
yes, amt Giblets. 1 live with old Mr.,
Langley they tried to rob him he
cursed me too-but-I watched for them
= and then they saw me-and then
there was light and and Smithy
stabbed mel guess-I guess I'm going
going"
The white, wan, pinched little face
grew a shade whittier if it were possible
and then rousing himself up as if there
was something else he wanted to say he
looked up at the old man.
"Tm going-I know-and can't seem
to tell-whether = I'm Giblets or moi
but. mister, won't you - tell Mr.
Langley that I've given him my life
it amt much for his Christmas pres
emit iblets'- present"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
CHRISTMAS READINGS.
On Earth Peace, Good Will to Men.

On Earth Peace, Good Will to Men.
"Instead of neat enclosures
OF interviewer osiers,
Instead of fragrant posies
OF daffodills and rosies,
Thy cradle. kingly Stranger,
As gospel tells,
Was nothing els
But here homely manger.
"Thou pretty Babie, borne here
With sup'rabundant scorn herel
"That time it did disdaine thee,
But we will entertaine thee
With glories to await here
Upon thy princely state here;
And more for love than pittie
From yeere toyeere
Wee'l make thee here
A free-born of our citie."
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24

TAKE SHORT VIEws.-I once heard an aged
woman say 10 n little child, "lf you look at
the whole length OF your seam, you will never
get it sewn; look only at the little bit be-
tween your thumb and finger" There was
hilosophy of life in those humble Words
EdlUdrd Garrett.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-24
VII.
Holly and Ivy.

Holly, with it's bright crimson berrie
is a most beautiful object, and when i
can be had there is no fear it will ever bt
displaced for any other. AS al evidences
of the estimation in which the holly anG
the ivy were held was the fact that car
rolls used to be chanted at Christmas il
their praise. The following examples
are quite ancient and of unknown origin
HOLLY.
Here comes the Holly that is so great,
To please all men is his intent.
ALE ujahl
whatsoever against Holly do cry,
In rope shall be hung full high,
Allelujah
Ivy is soft and meek of speech,
Against all bale she is bliss,
Well is he that may her reach.
Ivy is green, with colors bright,
OF all trees best she is,
And that prove will now be right.
Ivy beareth berries black.
God grant us all His bliss.
For there shall be nothing lack.
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The horse that Jim rode was the feet
est in the country but it carried the old
mans message too late.
st. Paul, Mimi.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-11-11

Mr.. o. B. Wallace has returned from
trip to the coast.
Capt. B. NJ. and Mrs. Custer have
returned to their home In Florida.
Judge Ernest Koebig, of New Braun
fels, Is at the Mahncke.
Brewster Cameron, OF Arizona, ar
rived at the Menger last night.
Wanted.-A good cook. Apply to
Mrs. John A. Fraser, Sl9 Main Ave. 81
Col. F. J. Malone, OF Bee county, is at
the st. Leonard.
Judge Leslie Thompson, OF Castroville,
is at the Central.
Mrs. A. Millett, OF Austin, and Miss
Gage, Kansas City, are at the Southern.
Mr. r. 81. Howard, Of Galveston, and
his bride are visiting the city and are
the guests of bis sister, Mrs. Mcmillan.
". p. Moore and Mrs. Barnes AZ d
children of Kansas City, are at the
Southern. They are here for the winter.
Robt. Hall and David NJ. Level, Mex
lean war veterans returning from Fort
Worth, are at the Central.
AID. Dryer, representing Geo. Fl Nor
rill & Co, printing ink manufacturers,
Of New York, is in the city.
Mr.. j. L. Ford, advance agent for
Bristols Equines, is in the city, srrsng.
ing for the appearance Of the educated
horses at the opera house.
Mr.. J. M. Emerson, Mcfarland, W. A.
BOnynge, wife and Cunningham,
leave today on the excursion to CalifOr-
MIA, which arrives today from New Or
leans,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-11-11
Held Up."

Last night at ll:3O O'Clock as Mr..
James Burnett. the stalwart young bar
keeper at Jonas saloon, was walking
along avenue ID, between 18th and 9th
streets, on his way home from society
meeting In the city, he was stopped by
two men, one very tall and the
other smaller, who ordered him
to halt and throw up his
hands. He did so. and asked them what
they wanted One Of them replied that
they wanted all the cash he had about
him. He told them he did not have q
cent and after searching his pockets and
finding no money, they cursed him
roundly for having none and declared
they had notion to beat him half to
death for not carrying good
stake with him. Then they
told him to keep his mouth shut about it
and ran off. allowing him 10 pursue his
Interrupted journey hOmeward.
The tw men are supposed TO be some
OF the many trsmps and circus followers
who are now In the city.